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Barclays PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2026
Mar 11, 2026
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Major Shareholding Notification
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RNS Number : 2480W
Barclays PLC
11 March 2026
| FORM 8.3 | |||||||
| PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
| A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
| MORE | |||||||
| Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") | |||||||
| 1. | KEY INFORMATION | ||||||
| (a) | Full name of discloser: | Barclays PLC. | |||||
| (b) | Owner or controller of interest and short | ||||||
| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | |||||||
| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | BRITISH LAND COMPANY PLC, THE | |||||
| relevant securities this form relates: | |||||||
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an | ||||||
| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | |||||||
| offeror/offeree: | |||||||
| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 10 Mar 2026 | |||||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: | |||||
| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | LIFE SCIENCE REIT PLC | ||||||
| 2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
| (a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree | ||||||
| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) | |||||||
| Class of relevant security: | 25p ordinary | ||||||
| Interests | Short Positions | ||||||
| Number | (%) | Number | (%) | ||||
| (1) | Relevant securities owned | ||||||
| and/or controlled: | 12,130,007 | 1.21% | 7,495,404 | 0.75% | |||
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: | ||||||
| 7,261,764 | 0.73% | 7,483,177 | 0.75% | ||||
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) | ||||||
| and agreements to purchase/sell: | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| TOTAL: | 19,391,771 | 1.94% | 14,978,581 | 1.50% | |||
| (b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive | ||||||
| options) | |||||||
| Class of relevant security in relation to | |||||||
| which subscription right exists | |||||||
| Details, including nature of the rights | |||||||
| concerned and relevant percentages: | |||||||
| 3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
| (a) | Purchases and sales | ||||||
| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
| security | securities | ||||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 432,948 | 3.7202 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 424,237 | 3.7180 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 140,316 | 3.7339 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 103,015 | 3.7464 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 71,660 | 3.7274 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 31,155 | 3.7382 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 20,092 | 3.7415 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 18,828 | 3.7449 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 16,166 | 3.7432 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 13,824 | 3.7494 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 13,306 | 3.7390 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 13,128 | 3.7354 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 12,529 | 3.7360 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 12,272 | 3.7420 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 11,678 | 3.7458 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 9,562 | 3.7545 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 9,196 | 3.7452 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 6,090 | 3.7431 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 5,800 | 3.7355 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 4,476 | 3.7563 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,427 | 3.7273 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 3,305 | 3.7296 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,608 | 3.7220 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,418 | 3.7720 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,247 | 3.7260 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,216 | 3.7414 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,129 | 3.7557 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,087 | 3.7392 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 2,044 | 3.7340 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,996 | 3.7320 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,723 | 3.7185 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,558 | 3.7400 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1,311 | 3.7502 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 996 | 3.7187 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 802 | 3.7480 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 736 | 3.7300 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 696 | 3.7580 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 546 | 3.7280 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 304 | 3.7560 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 295 | 3.7245 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 271 | 3.7500 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 259 | 3.7590 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 252 | 3.7540 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 238 | 3.7520 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 216 | 3.7380 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 160 | 3.7680 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 133 | 3.7700 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 77 | 3.7640 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 37 | 3.7426 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 20 | 3.7200 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 19 | 3.7660 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 12 | 3.7440 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 10 | 3.7460 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 4 | 3.7670 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 3 | 3.7798 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 3 | 3.7800 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Purchase | 1 | 3.7350 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 536,869 | 3.7180 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 223,122 | 3.7301 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 81,744 | 3.7423 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 31,706 | 3.7182 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 30,950 | 3.7344 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 28,000 | 3.7552 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 27,514 | 3.7359 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 26,238 | 3.7470 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 22,481 | 3.7440 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 15,764 | 3.7589 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 9,698 | 3.7403 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 9,414 | 3.7449 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 8,734 | 3.7424 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 8,601 | 3.7415 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 5,900 | 3.7585 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 3,597 | 3.7362 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,900 | 3.7355 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,800 | 3.7571 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,247 | 3.7260 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 2,000 | 3.7760 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,854 | 3.7220 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,683 | 3.7700 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,584 | 3.7540 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,566 | 3.7190 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,558 | 3.7400 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,493 | 3.7300 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,327 | 3.7623 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,255 | 3.7320 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,209 | 3.7720 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1,087 | 3.7580 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 560 | 3.7420 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 546 | 3.7280 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 423 | 3.7335 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 336 | 3.7340 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 304 | 3.7560 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 271 | 3.7500 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 238 | 3.7520 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 216 | 3.7380 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 160 | 3.7680 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 102 | 3.7447 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 46 | 3.7480 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 20 | 3.7200 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 19 | 3.7660 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 15 | 3.7773 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 10 | 3.7460 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 4 | 3.7670 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 3 | 3.7800 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 3.7350 GBP | ||||
| 25p ordinary | Sale | 1 | 3.7341 GBP | ||||
| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions | ||||||
| Class of | Product | Nature of dealing | Number of | Price per | |||
| relevant | description | reference | unit | ||||
| security | securities | ||||||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 22,024 | 3.7420 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 68,562 | 3.7178 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,259 | 3.7180 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,566 | 3.7190 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 302 | 3.7230 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 74,581 | 3.7254 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15,744 | 3.7261 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 3,050 | 3.7281 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 123,097 | 3.7293 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 212 | 3.7296 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 500 | 3.7324 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1 | 3.7336 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 30,950 | 3.7344 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 118 | 3.7400 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 469 | 3.7408 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,601 | 3.7415 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,267 | 3.7420 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 8,154 | 3.7434 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 313 | 3.7440 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 102 | 3.7447 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 15,601 | 3.7460 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 26,238 | 3.7470 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 25,444 | 3.7479 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 1,267 | 3.7500 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 12,033 | 3.7550 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 30,800 | 3.7552 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 584 | 3.7580 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Short | 678 | 3.7600 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 290,474 | 3.7180 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 996 | 3.7187 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 84,475 | 3.7190 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 302 | 3.7230 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 89,400 | 3.7244 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,455 | 3.7288 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 20 | 3.7290 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 126 | 3.7300 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 55,923 | 3.7310 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 56,700 | 3.7311 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 872 | 3.7320 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 13,128 | 3.7354 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,059 | 3.7380 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 118 | 3.7400 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,267 | 3.7420 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 22,410 | 3.7425 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,210 | 3.7437 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 313 | 3.7440 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 2,568 | 3.7456 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 607 | 3.7460 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 22,228 | 3.7485 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,267 | 3.7500 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,311 | 3.7502 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 9,562 | 3.7545 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1,280 | 3.7580 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Short | 1 | 3.7603 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 572 | 3.7180 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 1,330 | 3.7454 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 48,514 | 3.7182 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 1,521 | 3.7243 GBP | |||
| 25p ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 36,140 | 3.7425 GBP | |||
| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) | ||||||
| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying | ||||||
| Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
| of | description | purchasing, | of | price | date | money | |
| relevant | selling, | securities | per unit | paid/ | |||
| security | varying etc | to which | received | ||||
| option | per unit | ||||||
| relates | |||||||
| (ii) | Exercise | ||||||
| Class of relevant | Product description | Exercising/ exercised against | Number of | Exercise price per | |||
| security | securities | unit | |||||
| (d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) | ||||||
| Class of relevant | Nature of Dealings | Details | Price per unit (if | ||||
| security | applicable) | ||||||
| 4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
| (a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements | ||||||
| Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, | |||||||
| formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal | |||||||
| or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party | |||||||
| to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: | |||||||
| NONE | |||||||
| (b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives | ||||||
| Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between | |||||||
| the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: | |||||||
| (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or | |||||||
| (ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which | |||||||
| any derivative is referenced: | |||||||
| NONE | |||||||
| (c) | Attachments | ||||||
| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 11 Mar 2026 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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